Bordeaux vineyards - Médoc Peninsula
On my home stretch of this beautiful solo 14 day journey of North Western France, I visited the Médoc region (Peninsula) of Bordeaux, it's châteaux, vineyards and, in one case a private tour (Château Beychevelle).
The Médoc peninsula, between the Atlantic and the Girond estuary, benefits from a temperature climate particularly favorable to wines.
The relatively warm, humid climate of the Médoc, with its regular sunshine and soft breezes, benefits from a micro climate and unique climate variations essential for the crafting of great vintages.
8 prestigious Appellations
All these appellations are subject to similar production regulations, all these AOC wines offer wine lovers distinctive character and sheer pleasure.
- Médoc
Situated in the North of the Mêdoc peninsula, the Mêdoc AOC offers an infinite range of aromas and long lasting pleasures.
- Haut-Médoc
THe warm fragrance and the rich range of flavours of the Haut-Médoc.
- Margaux
The deep-rooted vines of Margaux produce wines with a delicate charm and subtle aromas.
- Moulis en Médoc
This small appellation, a land of legend and windmills, offer wines which from their earliest age develop subtle combinations of outstanding finesse and intense generosity.
- Listrac-Médoc
Lively and Brilliant, generous and fine, delicate, harmonious and extraordinary long-lived.
- Saint-Julien
The soils of this appellation produce only exceptional wines. Full bodied, draped in a superb velvet color with flashes of amber.
- Pauillac
Pauillac wines never reveal all their secrets.
- Saint-Estéphe
Generally very tannic, full bodied in its early years that gradually envelop with a roundness and fruitiness that brings a touch of finesse and smoothness.
Situated in the North of the Mêdoc peninsula, the Mêdoc AOC offers an infinite range of aromas and long lasting pleasures.
THe warm fragrance and the rich range of flavours of the Haut-Médoc.
The deep-rooted vines of Margaux produce wines with a delicate charm and subtle aromas.
This small appellation, a land of legend and windmills, offer wines which from their earliest age develop subtle combinations of outstanding finesse and intense generosity.
Lively and Brilliant, generous and fine, delicate, harmonious and extraordinary long-lived.
The soils of this appellation produce only exceptional wines. Full bodied, draped in a superb velvet color with flashes of amber.
Pauillac wines never reveal all their secrets.
Generally very tannic, full bodied in its early years that gradually envelop with a roundness and fruitiness that brings a touch of finesse and smoothness.
And now the beautiful Châteaux
The beautiful Château Cantenac Brown - Margaux
The beautiful Château Lascombes - Margaux
Château Beychevelle - Saint-Julien
Part of the Château Beychevelle - Saint-Julien
Part of the Château Beychevelle - Saint-Julien
Part of the Château Beychevelle - Saint-Julien
Part of the Château Beychevelle - Saint-Julien
Part of the Château Beychevelle - Saint-Julien
Part of the Château Beychevelle - Saint-Julien
The road to Chateau Laffitte Rothchild
Château Pichon-Longueville- Pauillac
Beautiful Vineyard
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